Rather than take the direct route which he done a few times we decided to take the route via Grove City on the Placida Road via Venice in to Sarasota. We left the house around 11.00 a headed off and there was not much traffic on the road until we got close to Venice which we passed through and our first stop was Whole Foods for lunch and Jennifer to buy some fruit, they always have good stuff here. From here we went to the Westwood Mall and walked through an almost deserted building but it was good as there are plenty of chairs for bored husbands to sit and wait for their shopping wives, so I joined in. Jennifer checked out H & M and a couple of other shops and then on to J C Penny which either have the wrong size or not quite the correct colour and as for swimming costume it was a disaster as it was mostly Tankini ( as in tank & bikini) and they were horrible to look at and no doubt wear and not cheap either. We also looked for pairs of shorts but nothing was suitable and so after a couple hours we ended up with one long skirt which was nice but the tops that would match were so long they could almost be worn as a dress, so forget that.
Oh well we agreed that if we did not find anything we would go next week to Port Charlotte to another even larger mall which has Macy’s & Dillard's and many others and hopefully find something there. Then in to Costco and quick check of the clothing section two pairs of shorts which were perfect and a nice cotton top and at really good pricing and a lot less than J C Penny. We then continued with the rest of our food and wine shopping and then bought a nice tray of shrimps foe a starter and then decided to risk the pork ribs and just hoped that there was not to much garlic in there ( unfortunately at 0530 the next morning Noel realised there was). So we had a nice dinner and watched tv for a while but as both of us were quite tired after out long day out so we adjourned to bed.
It was a nice day out and perhaps an easier more relaxing day tomorrow with a swim or two.
